Thailand-July 22, 2010

Today was my visit to the last school on my itinerary. We traveled to Nawamintrachinutis Satriwitthaya 2 School ( secondary school ).

Nawamintrachinutis Satriwitthaya 2 School is a large Government Secondary school of approximately 2,600 students, situated in the northern suburbs of Bangkok about 50 kilometres from the city centre. Eighty percent of the students are Buddhist, twenty percent are Muslim. The school consists of two well-maintained brick core buildings with the panoramic views of the rice field all around the school’s area. The school started 17 years ago on the special occasion of the Queen’s Birthday. The name of the school “Nawamintrachinutis” was given by the Queen. Nawamintrachinutis Satriwitthaya 2 School provides both girls and boys with substantial educational opportunities. As an academic school with the commitment to excellence, and a commitment to traditional values, the school provides a dynamic educational environment, which helps the students to develop a capacity for learning and personal growth that will last a lifetime.
( www.nmrsw2.ac.th )

The administration, staff, and students were very gracious. They took me on a very informational building tour and hosted a luncheon for me which included performances of traditional Thai music and dancing.

This school as did others, had very impressive technology. During our initial welcome session, I was able to actually show my blog using a large flat screen monitor connected to the Internet. We discussed our continued collaboration using Web 2.0! The possibilities continue to excite me!